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21 Apr 2015: The Research Operations Office is planning its 2014 programme for Research Administrators which consists of 6 morning modules from Feb – July 2014. Delegates will gain a greater understanding of how grants administration is carried out through a

4 Sep 2015: This section gives you a general overview of what we mean by the chart of accounts and its importance, with a brief description of what each segment means and some basic rules about its use. Introduction What is the chart of accounts?

21 Apr 2015: The European Commission has launched the “Call for Twinning” within the Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation strand of Horizon 2020, which aims to increase the participation rate of low performing countries through a series of

20 Mar 2015: This section explains how budgets are used within the University. It details those activities for which budgets are formally created and monitored in the University Finance System (UFS). It also provides guidance on the main issues that should be

21 Apr 2015: The Research Office Staff Conference is taking place on Thursday 9 December which means that the Office will be closed on this day. If you have a deadline for either the 9 or 10 December, please make sure your application is with the Research Office

21 Apr 2015: Katie Price, European Advisor for the UK Research Office (UKRO) Brussels will be visiting Cambridge and giving two presentations on Thursday 14 November 2013 in Mill Lane Lecture Rooms. She will be talking about Horizon 2020 the EUs new programme

21 Apr 2015: The Research Operations Office is delighted to offer a training programme to Departmental Staff whose role includes Research Grant Administration. 20 places available and participants are expected to attend all 6 sessions. It is proposed that

21 Apr 2015: On the 24th October both Cambridge and Oxford Universities agreed that X5 core functionality was covered to an acceptable level and that individual University configuration of the software could now commence.The Cambridge X5 Project Team is now

21 Apr 2015: In consultation with Human Resources Division, the new pay scale of "Clinical Lecturer (StR)" was added to pFACT on Monday 4 April 2011. Please note that this pay scale: will attract FTE related costs will increment on anniversary of appoin

21 Apr 2015: Amy Williams, European Advisor for the UK Research Office (UKRO) in Brussels will be visiting Cambridge and giving two presentations on Thursday 31 March 2011 in Mill Lane Lecture Rooms. These sessions are aimed at researchers who are plann

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that pFACT will be down on Monday 6 June 2011 from 08:00 to 10:00. This downtime is taking place in order to implement changes in relation to the following RCUK efficiency changes: 1) Minor equipment items up to £10k (incl. VAT).

21 Apr 2015: News received last week from Research Councils UK (RCUK) is that research offices will no longer be required to use their reduced indirect cost rate in new applications submitted from 1 July.  Current rates will continue to be used and awards will

21 Apr 2015: Following the Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting on 28 September 2010 the enclosed proposals were discussed and agreed http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/documents/local/rgug/20100928/rgug_cleer_for_website_28_sep_2010.pdf. As of 1

27 Feb 2015: Payments The EC shall make an initial pre-financing payment. Interim payments of the Community financial contribution shall be made corresponding to the amount accepted for each financial management reporting period.

31 Mar 2015: Overview The usual means of incurring and managing the expenditure on land and buildings is through Estate Management (EM) because of the complexities of building projects.

11 Aug 2015: Each application for funding must be authorised by the Head of Department/ Institution or their nominated deputy (see delegated authority process) prior to the application being sent to their School Team within the Research Operations Office to

21 Apr 2015: The University of Cambridge will receive a visit from Professor Paul Boyle, the Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

21 Apr 2015: The Research Council UK minimum doctoral stipend for 2011/12 has been frozen for 2010/11 at £13,590 per annum, see Research Council letter http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/documents/researchcareers/Feesandstipends2011-12letter.pdf. The Research Office

21 Apr 2015: This is a reminder that following the Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting on 28 September 2010 the enclosed proposals were discussed and agreed

21 Apr 2015: RGUG is a forum led by the Research Operations Office where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next RGUG meeting will take place on Thursday 11 December 9:30am - 11:00am in Room 4, Mill Lane Lecture Rooms and is

21 Apr 2015: This is a reminder that Government taxes such as VAT, custom duties and any other tax levied either domestically or internationally is not an allowable cost on NIH awards. “Consular fees, customs surtaxes, value-added taxes and other related

21 Apr 2015: The University of Cambridge is hosting a Wellcome Trust regional event on Wednesday 3 July at which they will address the opportunities that are available across the Wellcome Trust's newly expanded funding schemes.

29 Jul 2015: Post-Award a grant will be set up in UFS where an application is successful and the sponsor has notified the Research Operations Office.

21 Apr 2015: Update on the Removal of VAT Exemption for Research We have previously issued advice about the withdrawal of the VAT exemption for research from 1 August 2013. Here, we provide an update on the latest position.Overall positionAs previously advised,

21 Apr 2015: Dr John Williams from the Science Funding division of the Wellcome Trust will be in Cambridge on Wednesday 28 July delivering a presentation about their Strategic Plan for 2010–2020 and funding opportunities including the introduction of the new

27 Feb 2015: Payments The EC shall make an initial pre-financing payment. Interim payments of the Community financial contribution shall be made corresponding to the amount accepted for each financial management reporting period.

6 Aug 2015: The Open Data team is organising several events to help University members in their research data management and sharing. Events are open to everyone: researchers, research students, staff members, librarians, and anyone else with interest in

18 Aug 2015: Search site. Finance Division. Writing off bad debts. Debt should only be written-off if it is genuine and due, and it has been established it is not possible or economic

21 Apr 2015: The Research Office and Cambridge Enterprise have produced a guidance note about the Intellectual Property Policy in practice including how it works and who to approach. There are sections outlining the responsibilities of Principal Investigator

6 Feb 2015: Practical Experience Requirements (PER) Becoming an ACCA-qualified accountant does not just involve passing your exams and the professional ethics module, you also need to complete our Practical Experience Requirement (PER). PER provides a structure

27 Feb 2015: The Marie Sklodowska-Curie projects fund the salary and additional costs of the Marie S-Curie fellows employed on the grant. Other staff costs are not usually eligible on FP7 MSC grants (unless Cambridge are coordinating an ITN and employing a

25 Jun 2015: Please click on the link below to initiate your on-line request. https://researchportal.admin.cam.ac.uk/Raven/submissions/MTAIn.aspx

25 Jun 2015: Please click on the link below to initiate your on-line request. https://researchportal.admin.cam.ac.uk/Raven/submissions/MTAOut.aspx

26 Nov 2015: Research Operations will close for the Christmas/New Year break on Thursday, 24 December 2015. In order to help us manage new work received, or with deadlines falling during this period of closure and during the first week in January 2016 (which is

18 Sep 2015: Relevant to all EPSRC-funded researchers and research students. The EPSRC are conducting random checks on publications to underpin research data. We have been informed some researchers at the University of Cambridge have already been approached by

27 Feb 2015: FP7 Cooperation Funding Mechanisms The main mechanisms for Cooperation Funding in FP7 are listed below. Work programmes determine particular funding schemes to be used for the topic on which proposals are invited.

17 Aug 2015: This workshop is for researchers working in sciences (Clinical, Biological, Physical and Technology Sciences) who have existing collaborations with Polish scientists. The Polish government is releasing 120 million Euros to create approximately 10

27 Feb 2015: Payments Your UFS budget will be set up for 100% of the total requested EC contribution. The below note aims to assist you in understanding the underlying financing of your award, if necessary for interactions with your Project Coordinator.

5 Aug 2015: It is best practice for departments to reconcile suppliers’ statements each month to ensure that they have recorded all invoices and credit notes taken. This process should be done regularly to ensure that operating results provide a true

15 Oct 2015: The Research Operations Office is embarking on a new round of our ROOTS (Research Operations Office Training Strategy) Tier 2 Research Administrators Programme, 2016. We invite submissions from all staff who have been in post for a minimum of six

7 Apr 2015: The Grants Module records expenditure and income for the University's research grants and contracts. Research grants are governed primarily by the length of the grant rather than accounting periods (months), and therefore departments will need to be

1 Apr 2015: The Financial Regulations specify that it is the Head of Department's responsibility to ensure that all trust funds are maintained in credit. See also the guidance for Trust Fund Managers

21 Apr 2015: The Research Office Bulletin is issued every fortnight with information and updates on research funding, policy, procedures and news. The bulletin format has been improved and can now be viewed directly from the Research Office website. There is

12 Aug 2015: Departments are responsible for ensuring that all expenditure charged to a grant complies with sponsors’ terms and conditions.

21 Apr 2015: The BHF submission period opened on 1st October and will extend until midnight on 1st December 2013.BHF uses Researchfish (www.researchfish.com) to gather information about research outputs and outcomes for all active awards and for any grants that

27 Feb 2015: Payments The EC shall make an initial pre-financing payment. Interim payments of the Community financial contribution shall be made corresponding to the amount accepted for each financial management reporting period.

21 Apr 2015: The Wellcome Trust is increasing the flexibility of its senior level schemes, aligning its Principal and Senior Research Fellowships with its Investigator Awards: From October 2012, applications for fellowships will be reviewed alongside those for

12 Nov 2015: This is a final reminder to Departments in advance of the RCUK FAP visit on Monday 23rd to Wednesday 25th November 2015. We have been notified that a further 15 awards will be audited. Departments should ensure that expenditure on all awards

5 Aug 2015: International Payment Orders (IPO) are the normal method used by the University to transfer funds to individuals and organizations with non-UK bank accounts. They can also be used as a method for paying foreign currency to a UK account.

6 Aug 2015: The University of Cambridge is seeking feedback from all researchers and research students regarding what research data management support should look like at the University. The Research Data Team have prepared a short questionnaire